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HO H21 Hopper Car Kits & RTR

History Page of Past Production

 

For In Stock Cars: Click Here

 

For Future Releases: Click Here

 

1911 thru 1917 70 ton H21a "quad" hoppers were introduced for coal service. During 1922 and 1923 all early H21 hoppers were converted to H21a's by replacing the 50 ton trucks with 70 ton trucks equipping them for coal service and bringing the total to 36,000 H21a hopper cars. The original 1909 thru 1930 quad hoppers were built with the "old style" double door hopper. During the 1930's and early 1940's all old style double-door hoppers were replaced with the "saw tooth" hopper, increasing capacity by 39 to 40 cubic feet making them easier to maintain.

 

Circle Keystone Lettering was applied starting in Jan 1930
Shadow Keystone Lettering was applied starting in June 1954
Plain Keystone (black car) was applied starting in July 1956
PRR Initials only starting in early 1960's

 

Kit INCLUDES: injection molded plastic body, hopper doors, wine door latches with door bracing, coal load, interior bracing, end mounted brake wheel or top mounted brake wheel, X2f couplers, one piece molded trucks, and 33" chilled wheels with RP-25 flanges on brass axles. The production molds were made using the original PRR drawings as our guide.
When we sell out of a series, we remake the cars with new road numbers

List of car numbers used: Click here

H21a

H21 with Clam Shell Doors

H21a

Undecorated
#54049 Road #None Kit
#54050 Road #None Kit


N&W
#54066 Road #None Kit

#40608 Road #135500 RTR
#40609 Road #135630 RTR
#40610 Road #139821 RTR
#40791 Road #135521 RTR
#40792 Road #135587 RTR
#40793 Road #135640 RTR


PRR H-21a 4-Bay Hopper Black Car with Keystone

#42029 Road #923767 RTR
#42030 Road #923805 RTR
#42031 Road #923841 RTR


PRR H-21a 4-Bay Hopper PRR Block with Keystone

#42032 Road #923560 RTR
#42033 Road #923601 RTR
#42034 Road #923637 RTR


PRR Black Keystone
#54053 Modern Lettering Kit
#54056 Road #None Kit

#60030 Road #723049 Kit
#60031 Road #723054 Kit
#60032 Road #723078 Kit

#40782 Road #723011 RTR
#40783 Road #723090 RTR
#40784 Road #723098 RTR

#43019 Road #923558 Blt. 8-12 RTR
#43020 Road #923570 Blt. 8-12 RTR
#43021 Road #923599 Blt. 8-12 RTR


PRR Ice Breaker Road with Pewter Ice Breaker
#54069 Road #None Kit


PRR Black Body PRR Block Lettering
#54058 Road #None Kit
#54063 Road #None Kit

#60033 Road #717302 Kit
#60034 Road #717318 Kit
#60035 Road #717323 Kit

#40785 Road #720453 RTR
#40786 Road #720460 RTR
#40787 Road #909011 RTR

#43016 Road #923700 Blt. 11-10 RTR
#43017 Road #923711 Blt. 11-10 RTR
#43018 Road #923738 Blt. 11-10 RTR


Pennsylvania H21a Early lettering
#54057 Road #None Kit
#54062 Road #None Kit

#40764 Road #197192 RTR
#40765 Road #197319 RTR
#40766 Road #197344 RTR

#42047 Road #197201 RTR
#42048 Road #197273 RTR
#42049 Road #197296 RTR

#43034 Road #197008 Blt. 10-16 RTR
#43035 Road #197122 Blt. 10-16 RTR
#43036 Road #197355 Blt. 10-16 RTR


Pennsylvania-Circle Keystone
#54051 Road #None Kit
#54054 Road #None Kit
#56653 Road #676008 Kit
#56654 Road #676224 Kit
#56655 Road #677043 Kit
#56803 Road #727106 Kit
#56804 Road #727184 Kit
#56805 Road #727192 Kit
#56806 Road #727212 Kit
#56807 Road #727243 Kit
#56808 Road #727279 Kit

#60249 Road #676248 Kit
#60250 Road #676251 Kit
#60251 Road #676256 Kit

#40596 Road #135500 RTR
#40597 Road #136215 RTR
#40598 Road #138956 RTR
#40767 Road #137724 RTR
#40768 Road #137793 RTR
#40769 Road #138040 RTR
#40770 Road #138159 RTR
#40771 Road #138185 RTR
#40772 Road #138190 RTR

#41206 Road #186323 RTR
#41207 Road #186324 RTR
#41208 Road #186325 RTR
#41209 Road #186424 RTR
#41210 Road #186425 RTR
#41211 Road #186426 RTR

#42038 Road #188075 RTR
#42039 Road #188099 RTR
#42040 Road #188154 RTR
#42041 Road #188262 RTR
#42042 Road #188269 RTR
#42043 Road #188301 RTR

#43025 Road #188221 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43026 Road #188349 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43027 Road #188355 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43028 Road #188400 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43029 Road #188422 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43030 Road #188423 Blt. 2-15 RTR


PRR Circle Key 'Coal Goes To War'
#54061 Road #None Kit
#54064 Road #None Kit
#56815 Road #718973 Kit
#56816 Road #718993 Kit
#56817 Road #719002 Kit

#40604 Road #137627 RTR
#40605 Road #137630 RTR
#40606 Road #137635 RTR
#40779 Road #138009 RTR
#40780 Road #138226 RTR
#40781 Road #138229 RTR

#42044 Road #256482 RTR
#42045 Road #256490 RTR
#42046 Road #256505 RTR

#43031 Road #256675 Blt. 12-17 RTR
#43032 Road #256709 Blt. 12-17 RTR
#43033 Road #256734 Blt. 12-17 RTR


Pennsylvania-Shadow Keystone Blt 11-12
#54052 Road #None Kit
#54055 Road #None Kit
#56809 Road #723033 Kit
#56810 Road #723039 Kit
#56811 Road #723461 Kit
#56812 Road #923250 Kit
#56813 Road #923259 Kit
#56814 Road #923303 Kit

#40600 Road #176010 RTR
#40601 Road #177122 RTR
#40602 Road #177200 RTR
#40773 Road #177060 RTR
#40774 Road #177107 RTR
#40775 Road #178002 RTR
#40776 Road #178112 RTR
#40777 Road #178166 RTR
#40778 Road #178197 RTR

#41212 Road #923241 RTR
#41213 Road #923251 RTR
#41214 Road #923261 RTR

#42050 Road #137884 RTR
#42051 Road #137892 RTR
#42052 Road #137917 RTR
#42053 Road #137945 RTR
#42054 Road #137976 RTR
#42055 Road #137993 RTR

#43037 Road #900219 Blt. 6-09 RTR
#43038 Road #900276 Blt. 6-09 RTR
#43039 Road #900333 Blt. 6-09 RTR
#43040 Road #900354 Blt. 6-09 RTR
#43041 Road #723040 Blt. 6-09 RTR
#43042 Road #723055 Blt. 6-09 RTR

Penn Central H21a 4-Bay Hopper MOW

#54060 Road #None Kit

#42020 Road #32089 RTR
#42021 Road #32082 RTR
#42022 Road #32094 RTR



Penn Central H21G MOW Yellow

#43010 Road #32022 Blt. 8-20 RTR
#43011 Road #32044 Blt. 8-20 RTR
#43012 Road #32079 Blt. 8-20 RTR

Penn Central H21a PRR Block “Ore Service”

#42023 Road #741441 RTR
#42024 Road #741452 RTR
#42025 Road #746500 RTR


Penn Central H21G Ore Service

#43013 Road #191984 Blt. 10-15 RTR
#43014 Road #192642 Blt. 10-15 RTR
#43015 Road #192697 Blt. 10-15 RTR


Penn Central Reblt 1-71
#54059 Road #None Kit

#54065 Road #None Kit
#56671 Road #432702 Kit
#56672 Road #432744 Kit
#56673 Road #432767 Kit

#60036 Road #432706 Kit
#60037 Road #432726 Kit
#60038 Road #732736 Kit

#40788 Road #432366 RTR
#40789 Road #432393 RTR
#40790 Road #432801 RTR

#42017 Road #432555 RTR
#42018 Road #432559 RTR
#42019 Road #432617 RTR

#43007 Road #432820 Rebuilt 1-30 RTR
#43008 Road #432886 Rebuilt 1-30 RTR
#43009 Road #432900 Rebuilt 1-30 RTR


Virginian Blt 3-14
#54068 Road #None Kit
#56656 Road #216651 Kit
#56657 Road #216669 Kit
#56658 Road #216682 Kit

#40794 Road #216653 RTR
#40795 Road #216683 RTR
#40796 Road #216697 RTR


Virginian 4-Bay Hopper Leased PRR H21a

#42077 Road #177012 RTR
#42078 Road #177212 RTR
#42079 Road #177239 RTR

#43064 Road #177102 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43065 Road #177141 Blt. 2-15 RTR
#43066 Road #177183 Blt. 2-15 RTR


H21 with Clam Shell Doors


Undecorated
#54100 Road #None Kit


Alcoa Ore Co.
#54114 Road #None Kit

B&O W1 4-Bay Hopper

#42014 Road #132189 RTR
#42015 Road #132202 RTR
#42016 Road #132206 RTR

#42998 Road #132315 Blt. 4-11 RTR
#42999 Road #132392 Blt. 4-11 RTR
#43000 Road #133007 Blt. 4-11 RTR


B&O
#54106 Road #None Kit


Berth Coal
#54103 Road #None Kit

#41194 Road #1026 RTR
#41195 Road #1027 RTR
#41196 Road #1028 RTR


Bethlehem Mines
#54108 Road #None Kit

#41197 Road #6225 RTR
#41198 Road #6232 RTR
#41199 Road #6236 RTR

#43001 Road #6180 RTR
#43002 Road #6200 RTR
#43003 Road #6230 RTR


Davies Steel
#54117 Road #None Kit


Donora Southern
#54104 Road #None Kit


Erie
#54105 Road #None Kit

#41200 Road #55016 RTR
#41201 Road #55026 RTR
#41202 Road #55046 RTR

#43004 Road #55012 Blt. 5-14 RTR
#43005 Road #55030 Blt. 5-14 RTR
#43006 Road #55039 Blt. 5-14 RTR


Fairport, Painesville & Eastern
#54112 Road #None Kit


PRR
#54101 Road #None Kit


PRR Lines
#54111 Road #None Kit


Pennsylvania H21 Clamshell Early lettering

#42026 Road #413785 RTR
#42027 Road #414008 RTR
#42028 Road #414062 RTR

PRR Circle Keystone
#54102 Road #None Kit
#56674 Road #178020 Kit
#56675 Road #179232 Kit
#56676 Road #179264 Kit

#41203 Road #407004 RTR
#41204 Road #407014 RTR
#41205 Road #407044 RTR

#42035 Road #195803 RTR
#42036 Road #195916 RTR
#42037 Road #196002 RTR

#43022 Road #195652 Blt. 11-17 RTR
#43023 Road #195694 Blt. 11-17 RTR
#43024 Road #195733 Blt. 11-17 RTR


Pennsylvania Lines PCC&StL

#43058 Road #731009 Blt. 12-13 RTR
#43059 Road #731033 Blt. 12-13 RTR
#43060 Road #731126 Blt. 12-13 RTR


Pennsylvania Lines H21 Early lettering C&P RR

#42071 Road #904788 RTR
#42072 Road #904822 RTR
#42073 Road #904856 RTR


Rainey Wood Coke Co.
#54113 Road #None Kit


Republic Iron & Steel
#54115 Road #None Kit


Union H21a 4-Bay Clamshell Hopper

#42074 Road #15006 RTR
#42075 Road #15024 RTR
#42076 Road #15048 RTR

#43061 Road #15003 Blt. 11-17 RTR
#43062 Road #15022 Blt. 11-17 RTR
#43063 Road #15044 Blt. 11-17 RTR


Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
#54116 Road #None Kit